Rajasthan goes to polls on December 1, 2013

Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 19:10 [IST]

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Jaipur, Nov 30: All arrangements are in place for tomorrow's election to 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan as over 4 crore electors are likely to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 2,087 candidates, including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state BJP chief Vasundhara Raje.

The casting of votes at 47,223 polling stations across the state will begin at 8 PM and over 4.08 crore electors, including 1.92 crore women would exercise their franchise amid tight security, a Chief Election Office's advisor (PR) said today.

Polling in Churu Assembly constituency, where nine candidates are in fray, has been postponed to December 13 following the death of BSP candidate Jagdish Meghwal.

Congress has fielded 31 fresh faces, 19 ministers, and 29 sitting MLAs. Gehlot is contesting from his home turf of Sardarpura seat in Jodhpur district against BJP's Rajput candidate Shambhu Singh Khetasar. Vasundhara Raje will be giving tough time to Congress' woman NSUI leader and former MLA Meenakshi Chandrawat on the Jhalarapatan seat in Hadauti region.

Yet another tainted and sacked minister of Gehlot government Bharosi Lal Jatav, who was involved in illegal mining activities, is in fray facing BJP candidate Rajkurmari Yadav from Hindon in Karauli district. Out of 47,223 polling stations, 10,793 have been marked as critical.

A total of 1,19,272 police personnel, including 509 companies of Central Protection Force (38,175 CRPF personnel) would be deployed to ensure free and fair polls and with an aim to increase 10 per cent polling this time. There are over 17 lakh new electors in the age group of 18-19 years.